Twitter says 'poison pill' defence makes 'coercive' takeover difficult

Twitter's board of directors says it adopted a so-called "poison pill" defense in order to protect the social media platform from coercive or unfair takeover tactics.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/rights-agreement-twitter-1.6422562?cmp=rss

Infowars files for bankruptcy protection as founder Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits

Infowars filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the website's founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits over his comments that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/infowars-bankrupt-sandy-hook-1.6422455?cmp=rss

First 3 deaths reported in Shanghai's current COVID-19 outbreak

All three people who died were elderly, had underlying diseases such as diabetes and hypertension and had not been vaccinated against the coronavirus, Health Commission inspector says.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-shanghai-pandemic-covid-1.6422411?cmp=rss

U.S. rocked by 3 mass shootings during Easter weekend

Authorities in South Carolina say they are investigating shooting at a club in Hampton County early Sunday that left at least nine people injured. It was the third mass shooting in the U.S. over the Easter holiday weekend.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-mass-shootings-easter-weekend-1.6422179?cmp=rss

Russia's siege of Mariupol could 'put an end' to negotiations, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Ukrainian media that the continuing siege of Mariupol could scuttle any attempts to find a negotiated end to the war. The president's office said the southern port city is holding out but the situation is critical.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-invasion-april-16-1.6421620?cmp=rss